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I loved this book. It was a wonderful blend of young adulthood (though not in a YA novel) and mystery with a few other things that might be spoilery so I won't list them here. I thought it was fabulous. I am worried, though, that the movie won't be able to capture the same atmospheric tension.
This book is difficult to talk about without giving spoilers. I listened to the audio version and highly recommend it. The story is told in first person which really lends itself to audio, and the artist does an excellent job. I really loved this book.
See I didn't really like this book. I thought the writing was somewhat "clunky" at times and didn't really understand the hype. I will agree though, the audio is a good version. I'm glad I listened to it vs reading in print. Had I read it in print, I don't think I would have finished the book.
I hate to say this but this is one book I wished I had never read. I found it to be slow and I had to force myself to finish the book. In my last move, I packed it up with the books that I donated; I didn't want to have it any more and didn't feel any sort of kinship to the book. But that being said, I really liked When We Were Orphans.
Melissa W wrote: "I hate to say this but this is one book I wished I had never read. I found it to be slow and I had to force myself to finish the book. In my last move, I packed it up with the books that I donat..."I won't say that I wish I had never read it, but I was quite underwhelmed by it and did find it to be quite slow.
I loved it. From talking with friends, it seemed to either strike a chord with a reader or not -- not much in between. At the time I read it, it was a totally new concept to me and the plot, combined with the beauty of the writing, really over-whelmed me.
Maybe saying that I wished I had never read it was a bit harsh, but I was underwhelmed by the book and found it be slow.
This instantly became one of my top books. I saw the movie preview, which included Kazuo Ishiguro's name. I read The Remains of the Day recently because Jeff Bezos said it was his favorite book in an interview.I understand how some people think this book is slow (as well as The Remains of the Day), but Ishiguro is very engaging, poignant, and true to his theme.
Just finished this tonight, and was totally blown away. I read it slowly at first, which I think allowed me to savor some of the slower parts of the book, and contemplate the meaning behind fairly mundane events. And once I got to the middle of the book and the action started picking up, I devoured the last half in a couple hours. Loved it. I guess it's just a polarizing novel.
I need to make my way out to see the movie now.
I think I did talk about Nocturnes, Ishiguro's collection of short stories. I liked it a lot, though I think it's quite different from both Never Let Me Go and The Remains of the DAy.